THE WRITING ABILITY IN NARRATIVE TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP 1 KALINYAMATAN JEPARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/ 2012 TAUGHT BY USING THINK TALK WRITE STRATEGY By LINA SOFIYATI NIM 200832174 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2012 i
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THE WRITING ABILITY IN NARRATIVE TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP 1 KALINYAMATAN JEPARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/ 2012 TAUGHT BY USING THINK TALK WRITE STRATEGY SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education By LINA SOFIYATI NIM 200832174 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS 2012 iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION MOTTO Unperformed Knowledge is Nil Unfinished Work is Useless Reading without Understanding is Doing Nothing Willing to do something is the good way to success DEDICATION This skripsi is dedicated to: Her beloved mother and father Her beloved sisters Her dearest best friends Toet house. All teachers of life Her close friend Ahmad zainuddin. iv
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, the writer would express her thanks to Allah SWT, for giving blessing, inspiration, and spirit so she can finish the skripsi entitled The Writing Ability in Narrative text for The Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in The Academic Year 2011/ 2012 Taught by Using Think Talk and Write Strategy. Secondly, she would like to thank to all of persons for what they support, advice and encourage in completing this skripsi : 1. Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M.Pd, the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. 2. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S. M.Pd, as the Head of English Education Department. 3. Titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd, her first advisor and Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd, her second advisor who have given guidance, patience, help, and valuable advice to the writer in doing the research. 4. The Headmaster (Drs. Ahmad Musolikhan) and the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara. 5. The teachers of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara, especially Mrs. Dra.Uswatun Hasanah, who gives much support and great opportunity in doing the research. 6. All of her lecturers of English Education Department for their sincere responsibility during her study. 7. All her family and all her friends who always give her spirit. vii
Finally, she hopes that skripsi will be useful to the readers, especially the English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. Kudus, July 2012 The writer Lina Sofiyati NIM. 2008 32 174 viii
ABSTRACT Sofiyati, Lina.2012. The Writing Ability in Narrative text for The Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in The Academic Year 2011/ 2012 Taught by Using Think Talk and Write Strategy. Skripsi. English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. The advisors: (i)titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd., (ii) Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd. Key words: Writing ability, narrative text, Think Talk and Write strategy. The ability to compose the narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara is still low. Most of the students cannot develop their idea. When they want to start to write, they are confused to express their idea. Think Talk Write is a learning strategy which includes think activities seen when the student read the text, talk activities occurs when students interact in groups to discuss the contents notes and write activities seen in the process of writing the results of think and talk. This strategy in the form of open ended questions. Think Talk Write (TTW) Strategy is used to develop writing and practicing the language fluently before writing. The purposes of this research is to find out wether there is a significant difference between the writing ability in narrative text for the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/ 2012 before and after being taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy. The research is done at the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara. The design of this research is Quasi-Experimental research by using test instrument. The research subjects are the 36 students. The instrument used to collect the data is written test. All of students are given a pre-test, a test which is given before using Think Talk Write strategy, and after they get the treatment, the writer gives a post-test. The result of this research shows that: a) The writing ability in narrative text for the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara before being taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy is low. (Mean = 45.94 and Standard deviation = 10.28). b) The writing ability in narrative text for the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara after being taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy is good. (Mean = 67.72 and Standard deviation =15.02). There is a significant difference between the writing ability in narrative text for the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara before and after being taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy. (t 0 = 7.19) The difference between the writing ability in narrative text for the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/ 2012 before and after taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy is significant. So, using Think Talk Write in teaching writing ability in narrative text needs to be applied increase the student s ability in writing. After knowing the result of this ix
research that the writing ability in narrative text of the eighth grade students after using Think Talk Write is higher than that before being taught by using Think Talk Write strategy. The teacher can use Think Talk Write as the one of the strategy to teach writing ability in narrative text. x
ABSTRAKSI Sofiyati, Lina.2012. Kemampuan Menulis dalam teks Narasi pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara pada Tahun Akademik 2011/2012 yang diajarkan dengan Menggunakan strategi Think Talk and Write. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (I) Titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd., (II) Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd. Kata kunci: Kemampuan menulis, narrative, Think Talk Write Kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara masih memiliki kemampuan yang rendah untuk menyusun teks naratif. Sebagian besar siswa tidak dapat mengembangkan ide mereka. Ketika mereka ingin memulai untuk menulis, mereka bingung untuk mengekspresikan ide mereka. Think Talk Write adalah strategi pembelajaran yang meliputi kegiatan berpikir yang dapat dilihat ketika siswa membaca teks, kegiatan berbicara terjadi ketika siswa berinteraksi dalam kelompok untuk membahas isi catatan dan menulisnya dalam catatan kecil dari hasil berpikir dan berbicara tadi, dan strategi ini membentuk materi dalam bentuk pertanyaan yang berakhir dengan pola pikir yang terbuka. Think Talk Write (TTW) Strategi ini digunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis dan praktek berbicara dengan lancar sebelum menulis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi bagi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2011/2012 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah Quasi-experimental research (eksperimen semu) dengan menggunakan instrumen tes. Subyek penelitian adalah keseluruhan siswa, yang terdiri dari 36 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah tes tertulis. Semua siswa diberi pre-test, tes yang diberikan sebelum menggunakan Think Talk Write strategi, dan setelah mereka mendapatkan pelatihan, penulis lalu memberikan post-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: a) kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi bagi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara sebelum diajarkan dengan menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write adalah rendah. (Mean = 45,94 dan Standard deviasi = 10,28). b) Kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi bagi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara setelah diajarkan dengan menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write adalah baik. (Mean = 67,72 dan Standard deviasi = 15,02). Ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi bagi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2011/2012 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan Think Talk Write Strategi. (T 0 = 7.19) xi
Perbedaan antara kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi bagi siswa kelas delapan SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2011/2012 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write adalah signifikan. Jadi, dengan menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write dalam kemampuan mengajar menulis dalam teks naratif perlu diterapkan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis. Setelah mengetahui hasil penelitian bahwa kemampuan menulis dalam teks narasi siswa kelas delapan setelah menggunakan strategi Think Talk Write itu lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan sebelum diajarka, guru dapat menggunakan Think Talk Write sebagai salah satu strategi untuk mengajar menulis kemampuan dalam teks naratif. xii
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COVER... i LOGO... ii TITLE... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION... iv ADVISORS APPROVAL... v EXAMINERS APPROVAL... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... vii ABSTRACT... ix ABSTRAK... xi TABLE OF CONTENTS... xv LIST OF TABLES... xvi LIST OF FIGURES... xvii LIST OF APPENDICES... xviii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research... 1 1.2 Statement of the problem... 5 1.3 Objective of the research... 5 1.4 Significance of the Research... 6 1.5 Limitation of the Research... 6 1.6 Operational Definition... 7 CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND HYPHOTHESIS 2.1 Teaching English in SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 8 2.2 Curriculum of Teaching English in SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 10 2.2.1 Purpose of Teaching English in SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 11 2.2.2 Material of Teaching English in SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 12 xiii
2.2.3 Method of Teaching English in SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 14 2.3 Writing Ability... 16 2.3.1 Writing as one language skills... 16 2.3.2 Defintion of Writing... 17 2.3.3 Characteristic of Good Writing... 19 2.3.4 Teaching Writing... 20 2.4 Narrative Text... 22 2.4.1 Type of Narrative Text... 22 2.4.2 The Generic Structure of narrative Text... 23 2.4.3 The Function of Narrative Text... 25 2.4.4 The Language Feature of Narrative Text... 26 2.5 Teaching Strategy... 27 2.6 Think Talk Write Strategy... 27 2.6.1 The Steps of Think Talk Write strategy... 30 2.6.2 The Advantages of Think Talk Write... 30 2.6.3 The Use of Think Talk Write in Teaching Writing... 31 2.7 Review of Previous Research... 32 2.8 Theoretical Framework... 32 2.9 Hypothesis... 33 CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design... 34 3.2 Population and Sample... 36 3.3 Instrument of the Research... 36 3.4 Data Collection... 41 3.5 Data Analysis... 41 xiv
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS 4.1 Research Findings... 45 4.1.1 The Writing ability in Narrative Text of the eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in Academic Year 2011/ 2012 Before Being Taught by Using TTW (Think Talk Write)... 45 4.1.2 The Writing Ability in Narrative Text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 48 4.2 Hypothesis Testing... 50 CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 Discussion... 52 5.1.1 The Writing ability in Narrative Text of the eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in Academic Year 2011/ 2012 Before Being Taught by Using TTW (Think Talk Write)... 52 5.1.2 The Writing Ability in Narrative Text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 54 5.1.3 The Significance Difference of the The Writing Ability in Narrative Text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 before and after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 55 CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion... 58 6.2 Suggestion... 59 BIBLIOGRAPHY... 60 APPENDICES... 62 CURRICULUM VITAE xv
LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.1 The Material of Teaching English in Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in academic year 2011/ 2012... 13 P 2.2 The Writing Material on the Syllables of Teaching English for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in academic year 2011/ 2012... 14 3.1 The Criterion Scoring of the Ability in Writing Narrative Text... 38 3.2 Criteria of Measuring Score... 40 4.1 The Writing Ability in Narrative Text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 before being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 46 4.2 The frequency distribution of the writing ability in narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 before being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 46 4.3 The Writing Ability in Narrative Text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 48 4.4 The frequency distribution of the writing ability in narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 49 xvi
LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 3.1 Pattern of one group Pre-test Post-test without Control Group Research. 35 4.1 The bar diagram of the student s ability in writing narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in academic year 2011/ 2012 before being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 47 4.2 The bar diagram of the student s ability in writing narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write Strategy... 49 xvii
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Page 1. SYLLABUS... 63 2. The Lesson Plan of Teaching Narrative Text Taught by Using Think Talk Write Strategy for The Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in Academic Year 2011/2012... 65 3. The Student s Name of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in Academic Year 2011/2012... 119 4. The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the writing ability in Narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/ 2012 before being taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy... 120 5. The Pre-Test of Writing Narrative Text of Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 124 6. The pre-test score of the students... 125 7. The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the writing ability in narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 after being taught by using Think Talk Write... 129 8. The Post Test of Writing Narrative Text of Eighth Grade Students of SMP 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara... 133 9. The post-test score of the students... 134 10. The Calculation of t-observation (t 0 ) of the writing ability in narrative text of the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Kalinyamatan Jepara in the academic year 2011/2012 taught by using Think Talk and Write Strategy... 138 11. Table of Significance at 5% and 1% Level of Significance The Value of t-table for any Number Degree of Freedom... 141 xviii